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SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee released a public statement on Tuesday, August 29 in response to relief efforts to help those in the Houston, Texas region who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. “As the heartbreaking destruction from Hurricane Harvey continues to unfold, the people of San Francisco are ready to act and support the people of Houston in...

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM—An explosion transpired at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, United Kingdom on Monday, May 22, leaving 22 people confirmed dead and more than 59 people injured just before 10:35 p.m. A majority of those injured including women and children. It has been reported that the bomb used in the attack may have contained nails, and the explosion...

UNITED STATES―Filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart who went missing during a dive off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, January 31 was found dead on Friday, February 3. Stewart, 37, vanished while diving near Islamorada in the Florida Keys, a chain of islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. He was retrieving an anchor when his dive partner collapsed...

SAN FRANCISCO—The FBI arrested the wife of the Pulse nightclub shooter in San Francisco on Monday, January 16, according to reports. Noor Salman, 30, was taken into custody Monday morning and is due in court on Tuesday for her first appearance, Salman's lawyer told ABC. Salman’ s husband, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people and wounded dozens in a terrorist attack at Pulse,...

UNITED STATES—Google announced on Tuesday, December 6 that they are planning to run entirely from renewable energy at the start of 2017. The company has spent the past decade negotiating and participating in deals with renewable producers and announced that its data and business centers all over the world will follow suit. According to the New York Times, Google spent...

RIONEGRO, COLUMBIA—LaMia Flight 2933 which was carrying 77 passengers crashed into a hillside near Rionegro, Columbia on Monday, November 28. “The plane is in total electric failure and without fuel,” a crew member informed CNN. Seventy-one plane members—including coaches, invited guests, reporters, and Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer team, were killed in the collision. Six survivors remained including two crew members, one journalist,...

COLUMBUS, OH—Authorities shot and killed the student who drove his car into a field of pedestrians and stabbed multiple students at Ohio State University on Monday, November 28. OSU and police have identified the suspect as Abdul Razak Ali Artan. Artan was a Somali refugee who left his country in 2007 with family. He lived in Pakistan and later moved...

UNITED STATES—It was a race between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to become the next President of the United States of America. On Tuesday, November 8, Americans hit the polls to cast their vote for president, and in the wee hours news outlets announced that Donald J. Trump won enough electoral votes to become President. Pushing...

SAN FRANCISCO—British Airways flight BA286 made an emergency landing in Vancouver enroute to London on Monday, October 24. Twenty-five crew members had to be taken to the hospital, including 3 pilots due to “feeling ill” according to British Airways. No passengers were admitted to hospitals for treatment. The British Airways Airbus A380 departed at 7 p.m. PST and landed in...

NICE, FRANCE—On Thursday, July 14, a terrorist attack happened in Nice, France during a Bastilles fireworks celebration claiming the lives of 84 people and injuring 202 people, according to reports. This marks the third major terrorist attack in France in the last 19 months. Around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, a large truck turned left onto Promenade des Anglais, a seaside...